Seeing All File types when Saving a file

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I have a problem that appears in the MS Office 2007 applications but I
suspect it is a Vista issue.....hence my post here.

I am saving a new Excel file to a directory and I want to give it a similar
name as a text file that already resides in that directory.

However, when I "Save As" the Excel file in the selected directory, the only
other files I see in that directory are other Excel files. I don't see
any of the other files that I know are in there (Word, Powerpoint, pdf, etc.).

In prior versions of Excel, I have been able to see all of the files in a
destination directory....is that still possible with Office 2007 with
Windows Vista? If so, how do I do that?

Thanks
 
Clarification: I know there are work-arounds such as using Windows Explore
to view all of the files in a directory. What I'd like to know is if there
is a way to see all files (regardless of type) in a destination directory
when using the "Save As" function of any of the MS Office 2007 Applications.
Thx.
 
jkiser said:
I have a problem that appears in the MS Office 2007 applications but I
suspect it is a Vista issue.....hence my post here.

I am saving a new Excel file to a directory and I want to give it a
similar
name as a text file that already resides in that directory.

However, when I "Save As" the Excel file in the selected directory, the
only
other files I see in that directory are other Excel files.
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Ummm why do you need to?
I don't see your problem.
 
jkiser said:
Clarification: I know there are work-arounds such as using Windows
Explore
to view all of the files in a directory. What I'd like to know is if
there
is a way to see all files (regardless of type) in a destination directory
when using the "Save As" function of any of the MS Office 2007
Applications.
Thx.
Click to expand...


I'm sorry, I just don't see why you need to.
 
Usually, entering an asterix [enter] for the file name will show all
files in any open dialog.
 
Because without it you have to open another application (Windows Explorer) or
use another function (the Open function) in the existing application to
determine which folder you want to put it in. So you've essentially doubled
the number of mouse clicks that it used to take you. For those that both
create a lot of documents and keep their filing well organized, this could
easily mean 10+ more mouse clicks. It's a huge waste of time.
 
jkiser said:
Because without it you have to open another application (Windows Explorer)
or
use another function (the Open function) in the existing application to
determine which folder you want to put it in.
Click to expand...

Eh? What are you wittering on about? The "Save As" dialog box shows a folder
tree. Why would you want to see all files to determine what FOLDER to save
the document in?


So you've essentially doubled
the number of mouse clicks that it used to take you. For those that both
create a lot of documents and keep their filing well organized, this could
easily mean 10+ more mouse clicks. It's a huge waste of time.
Click to expand...


I don't know how you are using "Save As" but that's a lot of rubbish. Sorry.
 
Thanks for nothing....

Gordon said:
Eh? What are you wittering on about? The "Save As" dialog box shows a folder
tree. Why would you want to see all files to determine what FOLDER to save
the document in?


So you've essentially doubled


I don't know how you are using "Save As" but that's a lot of rubbish. Sorry.

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Dennis...I just figured out what you were saying. I thought you meant to put
an " * " in the "Save As Type" dropdown...my mistake.

Thanks for the easy workaround.

dennis said:
Usually, entering an asterix [enter] for the file name will show all
files in any open dialog.
Click to expand...
 
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